When the CFI steps in

[RJM62]

I remember an early conversation with my CFI during final that went something like this:

CFI: "You see those trees down there?"

Me: "Yeah."

CFI: "You notice how it looks like you're going to crash into them if you don't give it more throttle?"

Me: "Yeah, it does."

CFI: "Well, that's because you're going to crash into them if you don't give it more throttle."

Me: "Oh..."

[I give her more throttle]

Me: "Thanks."

CFI: "Always glad to help."

Rich

 

[denverpilot]

Who the hell has enough spare time to climb a C150 high enough to do a 12 turn spin?

Heh. The guy who holds the world record. (More than 12...)

I'm pretty sure you pack a lunch. Haha.

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

From the comments: "when landing over the top, even with full flap, my airspeed has to be close to the stall (42kts) to be able to dive to the ground".

Dive? Really?

Yes, that's what he does (1:17). Dive.

Apparently a slip is too dangerous...

 

[MAKG1]

From the comments: "when landing over the top, even with full flap, my airspeed has to be close to the stall (42kts) to be able to dive to the ground".

Dive? Really?

Yes, that's what he does (1:17). Dive.

Apparently a slip is too dangerous...

With all that float, he wasn't that close to stall.

And he seemed to have plenty of runway ahead. No need to land that short either.

Of course a slip would have worked.